Linked by Thom Holwerda on Fri 24th Nov 2006 20:06 UTC, submitted by hamster
On Thursday, antivirus firm F-Secure published a brief analysis of a proof-of-concept adware program for the Mac OS X that could theoretically hook into any application to run attacker-specified code. The program, dubbed IAdware by F-Secure, could be silently installed in a user's account without requiring administrator rights. "We won't disclose the exact technique used here - it's a feature not a bug - but let's just say that installing a System Library shouldn't be allowed without prompting the user," stated F-Secure in the blog post. "Especially as it only requires copy permissions." My take: I'd say, hand over the code, then we'll talk.
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RE: Real virus and/or spyware
by ma_d on Sat 25th Nov 2006 06:22
in reply to "Real virus and/or spyware"
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If someone modifies a "proof-of-concept" code created by F-Secure or Secunia etc. to create a real threat. Can Apple take some action against(sue?) them for creating it in the first place?